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WORLD GEOGRAPHY The Call of the WildBy: Jack LondonDear Incoming Freshman,To begin, Welcome to DeBakey HSHP. We are proud to have you. We are excited that you are going to be part of an amazing journey. Social studies will be four years of global adventure. We are going to take you places you have never been. You will be investigators, you will discover what our world is and how it is we interact with it. You will always be asking the following: Questions: What do humans need from our environment? How do we augment our surroundings to better suit out needs? What does human society do to make living with one another more conducive to passivity? Are we always passive? What is peace? How do we achieve that? It is said that in times of peace the most growth is achieved, what does this mean? As we said you are going on a journey that will open so many doors, doors that will assist you in discovery and answer what this world means to you and to us, everyone here, on our planet, this planet that we share!! LET’S GO!!We cover four areas of geography.PHYSICALHUMANPOLITICALECONOMICNOVEL: The Call of the Wild by Jack London OBJECTIVE: Identifying these four themes of geography as you READ the novel Call of the Wild by Jack London. Below is a free link to the novel. One: Watch this video. What is geography? did you learn from the brief video? What seemed the most interesting to you, explain why?Part Two: Define and cite examples.Define the following terms, IN YOUR OWN WORDS!!Find an example that exemplifies the term. Go to the internet and explore what the term means. Paste an example that communicates you understand what the term means. Provide the link and an image.Explain why those examples define the term.Define here. Do not just copy and paste. Define in your own words.Physical GeographyHuman GeographyPolitical GeographyEconomic GeographyProvide the link that tells us you understand what the term is. Give us the image for the term. Finally, explain in your own words why both examples are relevant.LINK and IMAGE EXPLANATIONPhysical GeographyHuman GeographyPolitical GeographyEconomic GeographyPart Three: Now that you understand the above types of geography. You will begin to read The Call of the Wild.This is interactive reading. You will have to do multiple activities as you read. What are they? Here they are.Define terms you do not know. At least 20, but there are bound to be more. Complete the chart of terms you do not know. They can be people, places, things, adjectives. Complete the chart as you read.TERMDictionary DefinitionMy own sentence using the term.Image that represents the term.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20. As you read you will identify the 4 types of geography. Just so you know physical will be the easiest. You will need to identify 2 for each chapter. REFER to part two.PHYSICAL: How does Jack London describe the environment? How does the environment shape the lives of the characters? HUMAN: How does he look at culture? How do people interact with one another religiously, food, clothing? What makes the characters unique? POLITICAL: What laws and systems are put in place to maintain order? How are they are enforced? ECONOMIC: How do people strive to make a living? Write which one:PHYSICALHUMANPOLIICALECONOMICParaphrase the quote in the book that tells us that this is an example of the type of geography.Provide page number/chapter of paraphrase.Explain in your own words how the quote represents that type of geography.1.2.3. 4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.Part Four: The four types of Geography and Current EventsThroughout the summer read/watch 8 current events articles. 2 articles representing the 4 types of geography. Complete the thought organizer below as you read or watch your news article. General Instructions: Read or watch the news content and then fill out the chart below with thoughtful and insightful answers. Be thorough and complete. Always use complete sentences and punctuate. What type of Geography: _______________________________1. IDENTIFY all the countries, parties, organizations or people involved? Be certain to explain who these entities are. Do NOT just list.2. DESCRIBE what is occurring, and what action/s is/are taking place?3. DESCRIBE where the action taking place? Be specific regarding city, country, region. 4. EXPLAIN it affects all those involved?5. EXPLAIN and ANALYZE why might this event affect people on a global scale? Remember: There is no such event that is an isolated event, all is interrelated. OPTIONAL: This is not a requirement. After you have completed parts 1-4, you may do the following should you like to prepare for this aspect of your curriculum. We will begin this right at the beginning of the school year. Part Five: Memorize the World Map Throughout the year you will be required to know where all the US states are located and where all the countries of the world are located. They will be quizzed. This is a really easy way to 100% on a quiz. Below is how we will quiz the US states and the various countries.QUIZ 1: The US StatesQUIZ 2: Countries of AsiaQUIZ 3: Countries of South America, Central America and the CaribbeanQUIZ 4: Countries of Europe, Those part of the European Union and those not a part of the European Union. You need to know which countries are EU members.QUIZ 5: Countries of AfricaQUIZ 6: Countries of Oceana ADDITIONALLY: You will also be expected to know where the 7 continents are and the 5 oceans. Furthermore, you will need to know where the following physical features are:DesertsRivers, Lakes, Seas and OceansMountain Ranges, mountains, mountain peaksVolcanosPeninsulasBelow is the best website to help you practice. Everything is there!! Plus some extra fun stuff!!! ................
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